Re: First major snowfall this year

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 08.11.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> On 25.10.2023 16.26, Merlyne wrote:
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jules Verne.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was french, you know. All that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>stuff > about the english he wrote in 80
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>days - > he made that up. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember what he said about the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> English. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The character description of Phineas Fox
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and the members of the club, I mean.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember the descriptions. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one who bet against Phineas Fogg was a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> real asshole. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And not even in a proper gentlemanly way,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> either. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The very first scene is where Fox fires
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> his servant for serving a boiled egg that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has not been boiled exactly the required
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. And then he goes to his club. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is in line with the behaviour of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pompous asses on shows like Downton Abbey.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, it worked out for him because he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> met Passe portout. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. And hired him on the spot, with no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> references and no interview or test-boiling
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of eggs. Because he had to catch a train. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We all have our own methods.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He was on a tight schedule at the tine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Typical. Everyone is in a hurry.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To be fair he had a lot of money on the line...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can see where that will make someone skip some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the details. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. Philleas Fogg, you are forgiven...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You say that now, but imagine what all his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gentlemanly acquaintances would think if they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knew... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing they would be thrilled that he had a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-white man servant. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Being english it was probably more scandalous that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he employed a frenchman. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was probably socially acceptable to employ a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fr*nchman to iron your knickers and such.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could be, but as a man-servant he would be in direct
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contact with his master a lot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But still a man-servant none-the-less.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But French.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wouldn't it be better to have a Frenchman at your beck
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and call? An exotic foreign servant?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's my impression the neither "exotic" nor "foreign" were
>>>>>>>>>>>>> considered positive attribute in that time and place.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have the opposite impression.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> May I suggest some contemporary (19th/early 20th century)
>>>>>>>>>>> literature describing the non-english populations of the
>>>>>>>>>>> empire... 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Getting sleepy...can't seem to stay awake....
>>>>>>>>>> Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Maybe some Kipling...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can you read to me?
>>>>>>>> *bats eyelashes*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sure. But do you think you can hear it from over there.
>>>>>>> (Do I even have any Kipling in the house? Hmmm)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can call me and read a chapter or so or record a file and
>>>>>> send it over. 
>>>>> I still don't know if I have any Kipling. Also don't you already
>>>>> have everything ever published on your e-reader thingie...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't have *every* book...
>>>> Also, it doesn't read to me.
>>> I'm sure there is an even more advanced gizmo you can buy that will
>>> read to you in whatever voice you prefer.
>> 
>> There is. I heard BeH is going to read me some Kipling.
> 
> Well I checked. I have nothing by Kipling. I can sort of hum part of
> Baloo's song for D*sney's version of the Jungle Book but that's about
> it. 
> 

The Bear Necessities?
You can get some Kipling from the library, I bet.
Or just choose something else.